History of Mercantile Rowing Club

Appendix 3 - Mercantile's International Representatives (1912 - 1979)

Appendix Three page 1 2 3 4

1912 Olympic Games Stockholm

• C S Cunningham - selector and assistant manager

1954 Empire Games Vancouver, Canada

• E. Kenny - Assistant Team Manager
• R.W.C. Thursfield - Rowing Manager

1956 Olympic Games Melbourne

• Men's Eight - Bronze
  • D.H. Boykett (2),
  • G.O.V. Manton (5),
  • B.J. Doyle (Stroke),
  • H.N. Hewitt (Cox),
  • R.R. Aitken (Coach),
  • C.B. Dawes (Emergency)
  • J. Morganti (Emergency)

1962 First World Rowing Championships Lake Rotsee, Lucerne, Switzerland

• Men's Eight - Fifth
  • D.H. Boykett (3),
  • G.A. McCall (6),
  • M.G. Tomanovits (7),
  • D. Palfreyman (Cox)
  • S.H. Newcomb (Emergency)

1962 Empire Games Canning River, Perth

• Men's Eight - Gold
  • G.A. McCall (6),
  • M.G. Tomanovits (7),
  • D. Palfreyman (Cox),
  • D.H. Boykett (Emergency)
  • S.H. Newcomb (Emergencies)
• Coxless Four - unplaced
  • S.H. Newcomb (3),
  • D.H. Boykett (Stroke).

1964 Olympic Games - Tokyo

• Men's Eight - Eighth
  • D.H. Boykett (2),
  • R.P. Lachal (3),
  • M.G. Tomanovits (7),
  • G.A. McCall (6).
• Coxless Four - eliminated in repechage
  • A.M. Walker (Bow),
  • R.J. Garrard (2),
  • S.H. Newcomb (3),
  • P.L. Gillon (Stroke),
  • K.A. Bilney (Coach).
  • R.R. Aitken - jury

1966 World Championships Bled, Yugoslavia

• Men's Eight - Sixth
  • M.D. McKenzie (2),
  • G.H. Boykett (3)
  • M.G. Tomanovits (7),
  • D.H. Boykett (Stroke),
  • T.C. Daffy (Cox),
  • H.R. Frederico, (Coach).
• Coxless Four - Eliminated in repechage
  (Also Henley Royal Regatta, Lucerne, Copenhagen, Mainz, Klagenfurt, Bled)
  • G. Xouris (Bow),
  • P.E.M.L. Philp (2),
  • R.J. Garrard (3),
  • D. Palfreyman (Stroke).

1967 Canadian Championships - First,
1967 North American Championships - First,
1967 U.S.A. National Championships - Second,
1967 European Championships - Eighth

• Coxed Four
  • S.M. Gillon (Bow),
  • D.G.A. Douglas (2),
  • G.H. Boykett (Stroke),
  • T.C. Daffy (Cox),
  • H.R. Frederico (Coach).

1967 New Zealand Championships

• Colts Men's Eight
  • M.D. McKenzie (2),
  • R. Garnsworthy (5).
  • P.L. Renouf (6),
  • V. Mulder (7),
  • R.J. Garrard (Stroke),
  • B.W. Morrison (Cox),
  • G.A. McCall (Coach).

1968 Olympic Games - Mexico City

• Men's Eight - Silver
  • D.G.A. Douglas (4).

1970 World Championships St. Catherines, Canada

• Men's Eight - Fifth
  • D.G.A. Douglas (6),
  • S.M. Gillon (7),
  • G.H. Boykett (Stroke),
  • G.S. Godkin (Cox),
  • J.E. Shanasy (Emergency),
  • D.H. Boykett (Coach).
• Coxless Pair - Eighth
  • J.E. Shanasy (Stroke).

1974 Colts Tour New Zealand

• Men's Eight
  • A.T. Sloan (3),
  • A.J. Withers (5),
  • S.A. Shirrefs (7),
  • J.S. Webster (Stroke).
  • P.A. Cayzer (Coach).

1977 World Lightweight Championships Amsterdam

• Men's Lightweight Eight - Bronze
  • W.M. Robertson (2),
  • P.J. Ainsworth (3),
  • R.D. Stewart (4),
  • I.R. Porter (5),
  • R.J. Garrard (7),
  • J.F. Hawkins (Stroke),
  • H.R. Frederico (Coach).

1978 World Lightweight Championships Copenhagen

• Men's Lightweight Eight - Bronze
  • W.M. Robertson (2),
  • L.R. McCarthy (5),
  • I.R. Porter (6),
  • D. Palfreyman (Coach).

1978 World Championships New Zealand

• Men's Coxed Four - Fourth
  • A.J. Withers (Stroke),
  • M. Aitken (Cox).

1979 World Championships Bled, Yugoslavia

• Men's Eight - Fourth
  • A. J. Withers (4)
• Men's Coxless Pair - Unplaced
  • S.A. Shirrefs,
  • A.T. Sloan.
• Men's Lightweight Eight - Sixth
  • J.F. Hawkins (2)